Baltic Sea

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The Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the English Channel.

coast of Bornholm, Denmark

Great Belt Bridge

Møn: chalk cliffs

Chalk cliffs at Stubbenkammer promontory on the island of Rügen, Ger.

Ostseebad Ahrenshoop, Ger., on the Baltic Sea.

Marienkirche in Lübeck, Germany

The Kiel Canal, running from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Baltic Sea, Kiel, Ger.

Gdańsk shipyard

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Russia releases oil tanker from Baltic Sea detention, Estonian broadcaster says • May 20, 2025, 4:21 AM ET (Straits Times)

Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea • May 19, 2025, 5:15 AM ET (Straits Times)

EU ministers call for coordinated action on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ in Baltic Sea • May 18, 2025, 10:42 AM ET (The Guardian)

Nato and Russian fighter jets face-off over Baltic Sea • May 15, 2025, 7:35 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Estonian navy says it tried to detain one of Russian 'shadow fleet' in Baltic Sea • May 14, 2025, 7:15 PM ET (Straits Times)

Photos and Videos

The Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the English Channel.

coast of Bornholm, Denmark

Great Belt Bridge

Møn: chalk cliffs

Chalk cliffs at Stubbenkammer promontory on the island of Rügen, Ger.

Ostseebad Ahrenshoop, Ger., on the Baltic Sea.

Marienkirche in Lübeck, Germany

The Kiel Canal, running from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Baltic Sea, Kiel, Ger.

Gdańsk shipyard

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